<p>I'm about to start college this fall and I am very nervous! I am afraid that when I get to college people will somehow already formed their own "clicks" and wont be very open to people.</p>
<p>I also dont use Facebook much(I have one but I dont have pictures or much info or "friends"), so I am also afraid that people will judge me and think I'm anti social or a loser. But seriously, why have 1000 "friends" when you only talk to about a quarter of them IRL?</p>
<p>I also dont know what to expect in class</p>
<p>Don’t worry there will be a full class of around 3,000 freshman in the same situation as you come move in day. Everyone will be looking to make new friends and you will automatically meet the people on your dorm floor and your roommate. I’m going to an OOS public with only one person I know but the school is huge so there are plenty of people that I will get to meet, with so many different people it shouldn’t be hard to find someone with similar interests as you. I actually don’t have a facebook at all but that doesn’t stop me from hangingout with friends and being social but I plan to make one within the next two weeks before graduation to keep it touch. I guess none of us really know what to expect in class until the first day of classes start but the College accepted you because they feel you are capable of handling the workload, you just need to put in the effort. It’s normal to be nervous but channel that into excitement!</p>
<p>You’ll be fine. Depending on the college, you’ll have hundreds or thousands of people who are new like you and looking for friends.</p>
<p>You’ll be fine. I didn’t even have a Facebook account my freshman year and was generally quite shy, but I still made plenty of friends. Seriously, I spent the first three weeks of school sitting on the floor by myself in the school basement - you can’t get any more antisocial than that! But within a month, I had a strong group of friends that I liked and still keep in touch with now that I’ve graduated. And not just other freshman. A lot of upperclass students are more than happy to reach out to incoming freshmen, hang out with them, and help them “learn the ropes” and find a group to be with. You could also try to take an introductory class in your prospective major. There you’ll meet a lot of people with similar interests and who are at similar points in their lives. So, relax a little - there will be an adjustment period, but you’ll be fine :).</p>
<p>Any more experience to share</p>
<p>My son (graduated HS on 6/4/11) is dreading 4-yr LAC (starts 8/22/11) where he’ll commute 4 miles away (didn’t want to live on campus nor “go away” to any other college to get an independent experience). Instead of “gap-year” option, I wanted Son to start with peers in Aug rather than wait or not start college at all. He wasn’t too enthused with “college-search” process (we visited 14 colleges in past 3 yrs), & he misses High School where he seemed like “King of the Hill” with his peers. Is this “college-dread” normal? Forty years ago I was gung-ho about leaving home (altho was only 35 miles away, but lived in a dorm all 4 yrs). What gives? He didn’t read the 1st piece of college view-bk/info mailed to home; wants to major in “English” (I tried convincing Son to change major to “Communication Studies” for better options).
High School GPA = 3.3, but only 18 composite/ACT; he’s not sure about college/ academic rigor (afraid of failing). How can I help him to enjoy/savor next 4 yrs?</p>
<p>From my experience being nervous is normal but to dread going away to college to the point that you want to commute from home is just crazy (although people have different personalities).</p>
<p>take it easy,you will be fine.</p>
<p>1) Most people going into college are nervous. People want to meet people. It’s just a matter of breaking out of the shell and introducing yourself. Meet people on your floor.</p>
<p>2) It’s “cliques” and from experience, they tend to be very unstable during the first few weeks to months of freshmen year.</p>